LifeSpring Sermon Blog

In this sermon from 1 Peter 2:2-10, and talked about the ways in which God uses us as metaphorical bricks in the work he is building.  

Jesus described for his disciples what is required for a good shepherd.  He is most of all one who is willing to put his own life at risk for his sheep.  The sermon text is John 10:1-10.  April 26.

This sermon comes from Acts 2:36-41 and looks at this question as it recurs in other places in the Bible.

John 20:19-31 is the text for this week's sermon.  "What difference does it make?" takes a look at Thomas' doubt and the role of Jesus' embodied self that the disciples encountered after the Resurrection.  The sermon looks at why the embodied Jesus' is important for fatih.

This sermon comes from Acts 10:34-43 and examines the reaction of the early disciples to the resurrection of Jesus.

This week's sermon comes from Ezekiel 37, and it concerns the rescue of Judah from Babylonian captivity.  The text uses the imagery of a valley filled with bleached, lifeless bones which are brought back to life with the breath of God.  The image also serves as a good way to describe the transformation of becoming restored in a Christian or spiritual sense.

Psalm 23 is one of the most-read passages in the Bible.  Because of that it is often read mechanically and without much specific thought about what it is saying.  The sermon this week aims to take a deeper look at this important psalm.

Romans 5:1-11 is the text for this sermon in which Paul tells the church at Rome that suffering actually builds strong character in those who persevere in spite of it.   

Jim Grasley takes this week's sermon from Psalm 121 in which the Psalmist affirms that God is the source of his help through all of life.  

This week's sermon comes from Romans 5:12-19, and its central idea is examining the far-reaching consequences of the first humans' rebellion against God.  In this text Paul, the writer, compares the destructive consequence of Adam's sin to the contrasting repair, restoration, and recovery of Christ's central act.